Cooker



H. L. STILES Jan. 9, 1940.

COOKER Inventor Harry L/. Stiles, ,V U

His Attorney.

Filed May 20, 1937 Fig.1.

Patented Jan. 9, 1940 UNITED STATES rArs-f rjorrlcs 3 2,186,845 Y Y Y I cooimn.

L. Stiles, Bridgeporadonn assignor to. Electric Company, acorporation of Harry General New York Application may 20, 1931," "Serial No. 143,165

40mm. (or 53-4) i 'the edibles are being cooked. c

' Inydevices of this character heretofore known,

, some difliculty has beenexperienced due to steam jcondensing and collecting onthe inner surface *of the lid, and also to grease spattering on it 1 -13 andcollecting with the moisture of, the condensed steam. As long' as the lid is closed, this is not objectionable, but when the lid' is opened the moisture and grease 'drip down onto the table,. I stoveor other support upon which the roaster is' 20 placed. I

This invention contemplates an improved roaster which obviates this difficulty; and in one form thereof my improved'roaster is provided with a lid or cover having on its edge that is low- 2 5 ermost when the lid is opened an inwardly ex- ,tending lip or flange which functions as a well to collect and retain any moisture or other liquid-that drains down from the lid. Should the" lid be closed again before the roaster is cleansed, 30 the collected liquids will run from the well down I I into the roaster receptacle.

For a more completeunderstanding of this invention, reference should be had to the accom'- panying drawing in'which Fig-1 is an end elevaj 85 tion of an electric roaster embodying this invention, parts being shown in section so as to illus-v trate certain details of construction; Fig. 2 is a I fragmentary plan view of the electric roaster of Fig. 1 with parts shown in section so as to illus- :40 trate certain structural details; and Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of a part of j the electric roaster of Figs. 1 and 2.

, Referring to the drawing, this invention has been shown in one form as applied to an electri- 45 cally heated roaster comprising a receptacle l constituting a heating chamber. It will be understood that suitable electrical heatingelements (not shown) will be mounted in the heating chamber, preferably adjacent the bottom thereof.

a 0 The receptacle I0 is provided with inner and outer walls II and I2 spaced apart, as shown, and arranged to receive between them a suitable heat insulating material I3, such as rock wool. Inserted within the receptacle I0 is a large relu atively deep dish I4 which receives the edible to This invention relates to cookers, more parbe cooked. This dish at its upper end is provided with a flange I5 flaring outwardly overthe upper edge. of conveniently inserted in and withdrawn from the receptacle. As shown, more clearly in Fig. 2, the 5 receptacle l0 and dish l4 have in general the I shape of a rectangle with slightly curved sides and ends joined by rounded corners. It will be understood, however, that these members may have any other suitable shape. I

The receptacle I0 is provided with a lid or cover? Hi, The lid [6 preferably will be. formed oflalsuitable sheet metaL such as steel, and it I may be formed into a desired and suitable shape, v such asthatshown "in the drawing, by means'ld 1 of a suitable stamping machine, but itssides and ends should be curved asare those of. the vessel Hi. It is also: preferable to give the lid ,a dome shape, as'shown. The lid is hinged on its rear edge to swing/from a horizontal closed V p-position shown in Fig.1 1 to a substantially vertical position pose, a pair of binge brackets H are rigidly secured in spaced relation to the midsection of the rear wall of the cooker; and the lid is' provided shown in Fig. '3; For this purwith a v cooperating pair of hinge arms, l8 joined together by a hinge cover iBa'; The hinge arms have i'nt'urned portions l9 which when the lid is closed rest upon seats 20 provided for them on the hinge brackets/and when open rest against seats" 2| also provided on the hinge brackets. The lid when moved between its opened and closed positions pivots on an axispasslng sub- I stantiallythrough thepoint of intersection'of theseats' Z0 and 2| designated by the numeral 22; a

When the lid is opened, the outer edge 23 of the I hinge cover l8a engages the brackets,'as shown in Fig.3, to support the lid in it's open position. It will be observed that thehinge is arranged so that the lid may be readily removed from the vessel It and reapplied to it.

It will'also be observed that the hinge means provides for wide swinging movements of the lid away from the re.- ceptacle [0 so that when the lid is open, it is' positioned back of the rear wall of the receptacle. I In. This is important because it completely removes the lid from the open top of the receptacle which" is left clear so that edibles can conveniently be placed in and removed from the cooker,

As pointed out previously, this invention contemplates the provision of an improved cooker I wherein the lid is so arranged that when it is open the moisture resulting from steam condensing on its inner surface, and other liquids, such as grease,

thereceptacle whereby it may be meat juices and the like spattering on it and collecting thereon in the cooking operations will not drain down from the lid and fall onto the table or other support upon which the roaster is placed.

For this purpose, the lid is provided at its rear edge with an inwardly extending lip or flange 24 extending across this edge between the ends of the lid and merging at the ends into the curved corners thereof, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. It will be observed in view of this construction that when the lid is opened to its elevated position shown in Fig. 3, the flange or lip 24 cooperates with the cover to form a well 25 closed at the bottom, sides and ends but open at the top and positioned to receive and retain the steam condensate and other liquids that will drain down from the lid. The liquids caught in the well 25 will be retained therein until the lid is reclosed when they will drain from the lip down into the vessel 14, or until the lid is removed for the purpose of cleansing it.

While I have shown a particular embodiment of my invention, it will be understood, of course, that I do not wish to be limited thereto since many modifications may be made and I, therefore, contemplate by the appended claims to cover any such modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A roaster comprising a cooking receptacle, a lid for said receptacle, hinge means connecting one edge of the lid to the receptacle for swinging movement from a closed position to an upright open position, and an inwardly extending flange on said lid forming with the lid a well positioned along said edge so that when the lid is in its open position the well receives and collects drainage from the inner surface of the lid.

2. An electric roaster comprising an electrically heated cooking receptacle, a lid for said receptacle, hinge means connecting the rear edge of said lid to said receptacle and providing for wide swinging movement of the lid from its closed to a substantially vertical open position wherein the lid is displaced to the rear of the back wall or said receptacle, and an inwardly extending lip on said rear edge of said lid co-operating with the lid only when the latter is open to define a well closed at the bottom and all sides but open at the top to permit condensate and liquids that have collected on the inner surface of the lid during the cooking operation to run into said well where they are retained.

3. An electric roaster and the like comprising a cooking receptacle, a lid for said receptacle, the cooking receptacle and lid being relatively elongated from side to side and the lid being hinged to the receptacle to swing at its rear edge between a substantially horizontal closed position and a substantially vertical open position, and an inwardly extending flange only on said rear edge of said lid defining with the side walls and rear wall of said lid a channel which is arranged when the lid is in its open substantially vertical position to collect liquids and condensate draining downwardly on the inner surface of the lid, the remainder of the side walls and front wall of the lid being free to drain directly downwardly into the cooking receptacle when the lid is closed.

4. An electric roaster and the like comprising a cooking receptacle having a dome-shaped lid, means for hinging the lid to the rear of the receptacle so that the lid may be swung from a substantially horizontal closed position to a substantially vertical open position, and an inwardly extending flange on the lower rear edge of the dome-shaped lid cooperating with the dome of the lid when the lid is open to define a well that is closed at the front, sides and rear and arranged to collect any liquids that drain downwardly on the inner surface of the lid when it is in its open position.

HARRY L. S'I'ILES. 

